Incident with brother, niece lands man in jail

December 27, 2007|Tribune Staff Report

Mishawaka police reported Wednesday that a 25-year-old man was arrested last week on suspicion of intimidation, sex offense against a child and fondling. The incident occurred Friday when a 30-year-old man dropped off his 3-year-old daughter at his brotherÂ?s home in the 1000 block of Dodge Avenue.

The brother unexpectedly became angry and fondled himself, according to a police report.

When the older man asked his brother why he was behaving that way, the brother threatened him with bodily harm, the report said. The man continued yelling and exposed himself again when police arrived, according to the report.